Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015

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Freshman forward Emmitt Holt prepares to shoot as Purdue junior center A.J. Hammons and senior guard Jon Octeus attempt to block Holt’s shot. Purdue had 10 blocks during their 83-67 victory against IU.

BLOCKED 83-67 IU can’t handle Hammons, falls to Purdue By Alden Woods aldwoods@indiana.edu | @acw9293

WEST LAFAYETTE — Before an inbounds play in the second half, IU forward Emmitt Holt and Purdue center A.J. Hammons had tangled themselves underneath the Boilermakers’ basket, and a referee had to intervene. A gold-clad Purdue fan put it simply. “Our guy’s the biggest guy,” he yelled. “Let him stand where he wants!” It summed up the night. Purdue had the biggest guys, and it knew that. The Boilermakers got everything they wanted inside — offensively and defensively — on their

way to an 83-67 blowout win. Hammons led the way, scoring 11 points and blocking eight shots to control the paint for Purdue. The 7-foot junior’s mere presence caused issues for a guard-heavy IU team. “It defies description, some of the drives we made on A.J,” IU Coach Tom Crean said. His size and shot-blocking ability inside allowed Purdue to push its defense further toward the perimeter, which in turn shut down IU’s high-volume 3-point attack. That pressure held the Hoosiers to a season-low four made 3-pointers SEE HAMMONS, PAGE 6

Purdue’s size dominates inside, scores 46 points in the paint By Sam Beishuizen sbeishui@indiana.edu | @Sam_Beishuizen

WEST LAFAYETTE — There was seemingly nothing IU could do against Purdue’s big men. Square them up one-on-one and a smaller IU forward gets beat with a post move and a layup. Double team them and another Purdue guard gets open for a highpercentage shot. The Boilermakers (13-8, 5-3) were content with taking whatever the No. 22 Hoosiers (15-6, 5-3) would give — and it worked. Purdue scored 46 points in the paint in an 83-67 win in West Lafayette on Wednesday night.

“The bottom line is, we were not good enough in the paint,” IU Coach Tom Crean said. “We just didn’t guard the paint well enough tonight.” Purdue’s centers A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas combined to shoot 5-for-6 to score 15 points. When Purdue had time to set up a half-court offense, the Purdue bigs overpowered IU in the post. When freshman forward Emmitt Holt was isolated against Haas early in the first half, the 7-foot-2 center created space with a drop-step to get under the basket for an easy score. The next possession, Purdue went right back to him. Junior guard Nick Zeisloft tried to double-team

The secret to beat IU, page 5 Columnist Casey Krajewski says Purdue showed how to beat IU on Wednesday night. him, but he only wound up committing a foul. That’s what made Purdue so efficient. By no means were Haas’ and Hammons’ combined stat lines particularly impressive, but that’s only because what they were doing wasn’t always measured by statistics. By simply being a threat to score, the Boilermakers’ big men opened up driving lanes. IU’s forwards, including Holt and sophomore SEE SIZE, PAGE 6

PRIDE FESTIVAL

Buskirk-Chumley Theater to host Alumni to be honored film festival through Saturday during weekend festival By Jordon Guskey

By Maia Cochran

jguskey@indiana.edu | @jgusk1234

maicochr@indiana.edu | @_maiacochran

Seven performances, 18 short films, five features and a dance party are planned to take place at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater to help promote a sense of community between LGBT and nonLGBT people this weekend. The Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival will be Thursday through Saturday, showcasing performers and movies that bring to light the different issues of the LGBT community in an effort to educate and entertain those present. Sarah Perfetti, executive director of the Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival, said she expects attendance to grow this year. She estimated 3,000 will show up in the course of the three-day event in part because of predictions that Bloomington will have beautiful weather this weekend. Each day begins with a performance of some kind before screening the selected films. On Thursday, the aerial group AsaBela Aerials will perform, followed on Friday by the Quarryland Men’s Chorus and an appearance by 2013’s Miss Gay IU, Mocha Debeauté.

The IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Alumni Association will kick off its seventh annual GLBTAA Celebration Weekend with a social gathering at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the Neal-Marshall Black Cultural Center. “All faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends, please join us for this fabulous weekend and see why IU has received five stars and has been ranked in the top 50 LGBT-friendly universities and colleges in the nation,” said Mike Shumate, IU Foundation director and former GLBTAA president. Quarryland, a men’s choir comprised of local GLBT community members and allies, will entertain attendees during the social. GLBTAA will provide free buffettype food and a cash bar. The Association will also honor this year’s two recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award: University Chancellor Emeritus and Vice President Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis and IU alumnus Steven L. Tuchman. Vice Chair MaryEllen Bishop will be in attendance, presenting the Distinguished Alumni Award to Tuchman. Doug Bauder, director of GLBT Student Support Services, will

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DJ Ari Atari performs at an all-ages dance party at Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Jan. 25, 2014. Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival will feature live performances and 18 short films.

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services Office Coordinator Doug Bauder is a member of the chorus and said he is looking forward to performing again. “This event brings the community together, building bridges between people of different ages

PRIDE FILM FESTIVAL $15 for single tickets Jan. 29-31 and different sexualities in ways no other event could,” Bauder SEE FILM, PAGE 6

present the GLBTSSS Spirit Award to Sigma Phi Beta, IU’s gay men’s social fraternity. Overlapping with the Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival, GLBTAA Celebration Weekend will host many additional events throughout the weekend. The GLBTAA Annual Board meeting will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the DeVault Alumni Center. The meeting is open to the public and will include an election to determine which members’ terms will be expiring, Shumate said. A silent auction will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Grazie Italian Eatery. Proceeds will support the IU LGBT community’s scholarship fund, Bauder said. Tickets are $20 and include rainbow martinis, hors d’oeuvres and more. Bauder said many attendees of the alumni weekend likely will attend Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival and the dance on Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. As a member of the Quarryland Men’s Chorus and sporadic PRIDE Film Festival-goer, Bauder said he is most excited for the liveliness the festivities of the weekend brings to Bloomington. SEE GLBT, PAGE 6


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